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Political control & freedoms

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Political control & freedoms

Hardcover. Setting education in its political context, this book offers a history of good intentions, ranging from the birth of modern schooling and modern examination, to the rise (and fall) of meritocracy. In challenging all that is well-intentioned in education, this book reveals how our educational commitments are always underwritten by violence. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNA; JNL; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137272850
ISBN
9781137272850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.33

Paperback. Setting education in its political context, this book, now in paperback, offers a history of good intentions, ranging from the birth of modern schooling and examination, to the rise (and fall) of meritocracy. In challenging all that is well-intentioned in education, it reveals how our educational commitments are always underwritten by violence. Num Pages: 312 pages, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNA; JNL; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137593924
ISBN
9781137593924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816660803
ISBN
9780816660803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Hardcover. Examines two educational rights questions that arise at the intersection of political theory, educational policy, and law: What is the place of a right to education in a participatory democracy, and how can we realize this right in the United States? The author tracks these questions across both philosophical and pragmatic terrain. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226071749
ISBN
9780226071749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494. Irregular Migrants and New Frontiers of the Political. 240 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1; LNDA1. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151283
ISBN
9780231151283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.49

Hardback. Examines testimonials by women who have survived abuse and atrocity in zones of conflict and terror. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823224340
ISBN
9780823224340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.76

Paperback. A collection of the writings of survivors of the Gulag, the Soviet concentration camps. It includes the personal stories of figures such as renowned literary scholar Dmitri Likhachev; Anatoly Marchenko, the son of illiterate labourers; and, American citizen Alexander Dolgun. Editor(s): Applebaum, Anne. Translator(s): Miller, Jane Ann. Series: Annals of Communism. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300177831
ISBN
9780300177831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.56

Paperback. Reveals one of the greatest horrors of the 20th century: the system of Soviet camps that are responsible for the deaths of countless millions. This work presents history of the camp: from its origins under the tsars, to its colossal expansion under Stalin's reign of terror, its zenith in the late 1940s and eventual collapse in the era of glasnost. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Penguin Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140283105
ISBN
9780140283105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Focuses on the common visa policy as a case study on the constitutional structure of the European Union. After introducing the nature of visas, this book concentrates on the difficulties in forging a common visa policy at European level. It describes cooperation before the Treaty on European Union under the Maastricht Treaty. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPVH1; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540289708
ISBN
9783540289708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.83

Hardback. Assesses standards and reality of the Framework Convention for minority protection in Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH; JPWH; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
T.M.C. Asser Press Netherlands
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9789067041911
ISBN
9789067041911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Paperback. Provides insights into a lively field of international human rights politics the protection of children and their rights by looking at the negotiations leading to the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child." Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JPA; JPS; JPVH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349317509
ISBN
9781349317509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.42

Hardcover. Provides insights into a lively field of international human rights politics - the protection of children and their rights - by looking at the negotiations leading to the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230241800
ISBN
9780230241800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.75

Paperback. Series: Munich Studies on Innovation and Competition. Num Pages: 477 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTB; JHMC; JPVH; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
477
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662524831
ISBN
9783662524831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.13

Hardcover. Based on extensive fieldwork in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Forging Rights in a New Democracy explores high school-aged students' understanding of rights and justice, and how they interpret and appropriate discourses of citizenship and civic values in the school setting as well as on the streets in the context of peaceful mass protests. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244267
ISBN
9780812244267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Hardback. Through a series of interdisciplinary case studies, this topical collection is the first to focus on protest camps as unique organisational forms that transcend particular social movements' contexts. The book offers a critical understanding of current protest events and will help better understanding of new global forms of democracy in action. Editor(s): Feigenbaum, Anna; Frenzel, Fabian; McCurdy, Patrick. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447329411
ISBN
9781447329411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87

Hardcover. This book explores the issue of migrants, Muslims, integration and citizenship in Europe. Editor(s): Triandafyllidou, Anna; Modood, Tariq; Meer, Nasar. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644520
ISBN
9780748644520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.52

Paperback. This book explores the issue of migrants, Muslims, integration and citizenship in Europe. Editor(s): Triandafyllidou, Anna; Modood, Tariq; Meer, Nasar. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406. Cultural, Religious and Ethnic Challenges. 224 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Triandafyllidou, Anna; Modood, Tariq; Meer, Nasar. This book explores the issue of migrants, Muslims, integration and citizenship in Europe. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFSL1; JPVH1. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight: 398.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644513
ISBN
9780748644513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. A small group founded Amnesty International in 1961 to translate human rights principles into action. This text provides an account of how the organization pioneered a combination of popular pressure and expert knowledge to advance global human rights. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 halftone, 1 table. BIC Classification: JPVH; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691057439
ISBN
9780691057439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Hardcover. When Katherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan met it was love. But that love had consequences which brought this couple to the High Court, and beyond. Includes a foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; JFSK1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 560.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847170668
ISBN
9781847170668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

Paperback. "An ambitious and impressive undertaking that makes a significant contribution to the understanding of how international regimes function and how China interacts with the international order."--R. Randle Edwards, Columbia University Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPSN1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216813
ISBN
9780812216813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.64

Paperback. Series: Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBL; JPVH; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1998
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349266807
ISBN
9781349266807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Hardback. Series: Beitrage zum auslandischen offentlichen Recht und Volkerrecht. BIC Classification: JPVH. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540877479
ISBN
9783540877479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.91

Hardback. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447327776
ISBN
9781447327776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.25
€ 64.98

Paperback. Here is the unabridged version of the classic theoretical study of voting behavior, originally published in 1960. It is a standard reference in the field of electoral research, presenting formulations of the theoretical issues that have been the focus of scholarly publication. No single study matches the study of "The American Voter." Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHF; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226092546
ISBN
9780226092546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07
€ 49.03

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